Wednesday, August 31, 2005

5 Mile Run: Neighborhood

Our neighborhood is replacing one of the bridges across the a portion of the lake, so have had to alter my course around the lake. There is a path between 2 of the houses near the bridge that leads to the road that ends at an intersection that once one turns left intersects the path around the lake beyond the bridge. Added a little distance, but that is ok. I used the "Time and Distance" system to check the difference in distance. I will have to do so again as my first attempt was to run around the little cove across which the bridge went across. It was not possible.

The reports from the disaster zone are just unbelievable. Some are just incredible. It just irks me that these situations can bring the worse from so many. The thugs in the streets of New Orleans need to be stopped. Can you imagine being stuck there with your family and just trying to make you way to a safe area. Of course, I am sure it brings out the best too. I just find it incredible that civil society can disintegrate so quickly. Worse is knowing that before the storm some of these folks ignored the warnings from the experts.

Data:
Distance: 5.31 Miles
Time: 53:34
Heart Rate: Not Measured
Pace: 10:05 (yuk! I did have to stop to see the distance on the watch, but I doubt it took this much time off. Sure would be nice if they had designed the display to be readable at dusk, dawn, and at night.)

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